Sex workers marched in Sydney on Saturday to celebrate International Whores' Day, which was June 2. Nicolette Burrows, a Sydney-based sex worker, said "Sex workers make a significant and integral contribution to Australian society, yet we are rarely recognised for our unique skills and our profession is seldom afforded the respect it deserves. Sex workers are often discriminated against when applying for bank loans, credit cards or other financial goods and services".

CEO of sex workers' group Scarlet Alliance, Janelle Fawkes, said "Sex workers are often charged exorbitant fees for advertising our services; sex workers and sex industry establishments have been subject to harassment from neighbourhood resident action groups, and international sex workers wishing to work in Australia are routinely denied work visas on the basis of being workers in the sex industry".